Amazon is hedging its big bet on Anthropic with its own AI video model, report says

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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky speaks with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei during a 2023 conference.

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  • Amazon is developing a new AI model called Olympus for video analysis, The Information reported.
  • The AI tool could help search for specific scenes in video archives.
  • Amazon-backed Anthropic has already launched its own multimodal model for images and videos.

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After my divorce earlier this year, I'll be spending Thanksgiving alone. I couldn't be happier.

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The author, not pictured, will spend Thanksgiving alone with her dogs.

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  • I got divorced earlier this year, so I'm choosing to be alone this Thanksgiving.
  • I'm excited to do exactly what I want on Thanksgiving, including cooking what I like.
  • After a difficult and emotional year, I'm embracing my solitude.

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CRKD's Nitro Deck+ keeps its best features and adds typical stick layout

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CRKD’s Nitro Deck turned my OLED Switch into an OLED Switch Lite, in a way. The Nitro Deck’s lightweight frame added chunkier grips to both sides of the screen, a more logical USB-C charging passthrough and substantial triggers, it felt like a proper controller enveloping my favorite Nintendo games. And you could get it in Gamecube purple.

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Someone managed to sneak on a Delta flight to Paris without a boarding pass

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The incident occurred on a Delta from JFK to Paris.

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  • A stowaway sneaked onto a Delta flight from New York to Paris, evading detection.
  • The individual bypassed security and identity checks, and may have been in a bathroom for takeoff.
  • Delta said it was investigating the incident breach and collaborating with authorities.

A person managed to sneak onto a Delta

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Google Chat adds huddles in its latest attempt to be like Discord and Slack

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It has somehow been nearly five years since work from home became such a norm (for obvious reasons) and companies are still competing to be glared at on your screen come 9AM Monday. Often, this involves copying each other's ideas because really how much can you innovate when it comes to work communication? The most recent example comes courtesy of Google, which has announced the creation of

The best deals on the baby gear I recommend to my friends

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This time last year, I was pregnant with my first child and extremely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of decisions to make. Should we buy a rocking chair or a glider? Which bassinet should we get? What how-to book, white noise machine, or magical schedule would make a newborn sleep? I spent a lot of time asking friends, searching Reddit, and reading blogs to try